Guest guest Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 Last night I watched "House," and was struck by something a patient said, that expressed so well what we experience. The patient had a progressive muscle wasting disease, was in a motorized wheelchair & had a service dog. As his condition worsened, he told the young doctors working on him something like this, "You come to terms with this disease,but you know it's out there waiting. Every once in awhile, it takes something away. It's taken my walking, my modesty. Now it's taking one of my greatest pleasures, the ability to eat." Great bit of writing; made me wonder if one of the writers has personal experience with chronic illness. Maybe just a few TV viewers will pick up on that; of course, he was obviously sick, which many of us aren't. Ramblin' RoseModerator A merry heart is good medicine. Proverbs 17:22 "How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these." ~ Washington Carver Help yourself to FREE treats served up daily at the Messenger Café. Stop by today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 Last night I watched "House," and was struck by something a patient said, that expressed so well what we experience. The patient had a progressive muscle wasting disease, was in a motorized wheelchair & had a service dog. As his condition worsened, he told the young doctors working on him something like this, "You come to terms with this disease,but you know it's out there waiting. Every once in awhile, it takes something away. It's taken my walking, my modesty. Now it's taking one of my greatest pleasures, the ability to eat." Great bit of writing; made me wonder if one of the writers has personal experience with chronic illness. Maybe just a few TV viewers will pick up on that; of course, he was obviously sick, which many of us aren't. Ramblin' RoseModerator A merry heart is good medicine. Proverbs 17:22 "How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these." ~ Washington Carver Help yourself to FREE treats served up daily at the Messenger Café. Stop by today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 Rose, I also totally related to that part of the script. The sad part is that I also related to the part where he didn't want to live like that anymore. Quantity of life does not always outweigh quality of life(...my opinion). (my type has changed and I'm too lazy to change it.) For everyone it's different...the point where it has become just too much. For this patient it was the ability to eat. He could put up with a lot but when one of his last pleasures was taken from him... and he had to also live with everything else that was taken from him. I wonder how much more I can take sometimes but we keep adapting. I have been having some big memory issues and need to see a neurologist. To lose my memory and to feel stupid coming on fast has been hard for me to take in. And people have been inconsiderate and have even laughed at me. Maybe it's pride but I used to be smart...lol. Anger pops up it's ugly head, too, and I want to smack a few people who could be more considerate. I'm ging to decide to enjoy this day and do uplifting, fun stuff and not give the victory to them. hugs S. Rose wrote: Last night I watched "House," and was struck by something a patient said, that expressed so well what we experience. The patient had a progressive muscle wasting disease, was in a motorized wheelchair & had a service dog. As his condition worsened, he told the young doctors working on him something like this, "You come to terms with this disease,but you know it's out there waiting. Every once in awhile, it takes something away. It's taken my walking, my modesty. Now it's taking one of my greatest pleasures, the ability to eat." Great bit of writing; made me wonder if one of the writers has personal experience with chronic illness. Maybe just a few TV viewers will pick up on that; of course, he was obviously sick, which many of us aren't. Ramblin' RoseModerator A merry heart is good medicine. Proverbs 17:22 "How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these." ~ Washington Carver Help yourself to FREE treats served up daily at the Messenger Café. Stop by today! Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 Rose, I also totally related to that part of the script. The sad part is that I also related to the part where he didn't want to live like that anymore. Quantity of life does not always outweigh quality of life(...my opinion). (my type has changed and I'm too lazy to change it.) For everyone it's different...the point where it has become just too much. For this patient it was the ability to eat. He could put up with a lot but when one of his last pleasures was taken from him... and he had to also live with everything else that was taken from him. I wonder how much more I can take sometimes but we keep adapting. I have been having some big memory issues and need to see a neurologist. To lose my memory and to feel stupid coming on fast has been hard for me to take in. And people have been inconsiderate and have even laughed at me. Maybe it's pride but I used to be smart...lol. Anger pops up it's ugly head, too, and I want to smack a few people who could be more considerate. I'm ging to decide to enjoy this day and do uplifting, fun stuff and not give the victory to them. hugs S. Rose wrote: Last night I watched "House," and was struck by something a patient said, that expressed so well what we experience. The patient had a progressive muscle wasting disease, was in a motorized wheelchair & had a service dog. As his condition worsened, he told the young doctors working on him something like this, "You come to terms with this disease,but you know it's out there waiting. Every once in awhile, it takes something away. It's taken my walking, my modesty. Now it's taking one of my greatest pleasures, the ability to eat." Great bit of writing; made me wonder if one of the writers has personal experience with chronic illness. Maybe just a few TV viewers will pick up on that; of course, he was obviously sick, which many of us aren't. Ramblin' RoseModerator A merry heart is good medicine. Proverbs 17:22 "How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these." ~ Washington Carver Help yourself to FREE treats served up daily at the Messenger Café. Stop by today! Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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